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2026-07-11
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Hugo Timothée Ekitike (or Ekitiké; French pronunciation: [yɡˈo ekitikˈe]; born 20 June 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool and the France national team. Ekitike began his professional career at 18 with Reims, playing for their reserves team before being called up to the senior squad in 2020. Between 2021 and 2022, Ekitike had loan spells at Vejle Boldklub and Paris Saint-Germain, winning the Ligue 1 title and appearing in the UEFA Champions League. He signed permanently for Paris Saint-Germain for a €28.5 million transfer fee in 2023. Ekitike was sent on loan to Eintracht Frankfurt in February 2024, joining the club on a permanent basis in April for €16.5 million. During his only full season at Frankfurt, he scored 15 goals in 33 league games, helped Frankfurt to a 3rd-place finish in the Bundesliga, and appeared in the 2024–25 Bundesliga Team of the Season. In July 2025, he was signed by Liverpool for a reported fee of €80 million (£69 million). Ekitike has represented France as a youth international player, appearing for the under-20 and under-21 sides.
Career
- 2002Born
- 2020Joined Stade de Reims
- 2021Joined Vejle Boldklub
- 2021Joined France national under-20 association football team
- 2022Joined Paris Saint-Germain FC
- 2023Joined Paris Saint-Germain FC
- 2024Joined Eintracht Frankfurt
- 2024Joined Eintracht Frankfurt
- 2024Joined France national under-21 association football team
- 2025Joined Liverpool F.C.
- 2025Joined France men's national association football team
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Reims
- •Citizenship: France
- •Known as: association football player
- •Sport: association football
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Liverpool star Hugo Ekitike takes major step forward in Achilles injury recovery
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Hugo Ekitike takes major step forward in recovery from serious Achilles injury
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Hugo Ekitike ruled out of World Cup as Liverpool confirm extent of devastating injury
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Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike releases statement after his season is ended by injury
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Hugo Ekitike suffers ‘really bad’ injury in huge blow to Liverpool and World Cup hopes
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